Coeliades

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Coeliades
Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Subfamily:
Coeliadinae
Genus:
Coeliades

Hübner, 1818 [1]
Species

see text

Synonyms
  • RhopalocamptaWallengren, 1857

Coeliades is a genus of large skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) found in Subsaharan Africa. They are commonly known as policemen.

Species

Listed alphabetically. [2] [3]

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<i>Semalea</i> Genus of butterflies

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<i>Spialia</i> Genus of butterflies

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Coeliades anchises, the one-pip policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in eastern KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, from Mozambique to Somalia, and in Ethiopia.

<i>Coeliades pisistratus</i> Species of butterfly

Coeliades pisistratus, the two-pip policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae that occurs commonly in much of sub-Saharan Africa.

<i>Coeliades keithloa</i> Species of butterfly

Coeliades keithloa, the red-tab policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Ethiopia south to South Africa.

Coeliades lorenzo, the Lorenzo red-tab policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South Africa in the Maputaland forests of northern KwaZulu-Natal, and northwards into Mozambique.

Coeliades aeschylus, the Senegal blue policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Sierra Leone (north). The habitat consists of the Guinea savanna zone.

<i>Coeliades bixana</i> Species of butterfly

Coeliades bixana, the dark blue policeman, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.

References

  1. ↑ Coeliades, Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
  2. ↑ Markku Savela. "Coeliades". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Williams, Mark (2008) Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region. An Encyclopedia. Seventh Edition. File 0.


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